I’m still not sure if I like this one or not, but I’m definitely intrigued by this new series. Sometimes I’m okay with the author taking a sink or swim approach for the reader; either you’ll pick up the story as it goes along or you’ll spend too much time stressing the details and give up in frustration. It usually depends on the author, with the right one, I feel like I at least have someone in a rowboat encouraging me to press on. But […]
Just Rub Salt in the Wounds Next Time, Guys, It Would Hurt Less
If you thought Saga was a dark and heartbreaking comic before, you may just want to stop at Volume 4. Usually, after finishing a volume of Saga, I like to leaf through the pages again and relive my favorite scenes. This one left me needing a hug and kitten gifs. So, obligatory spoiler warning. Seriously, there will be spoilers. So don’t complain if something gets spoiled here. You would think, after the cliffhanger in the last volume, that the eventual reuniting of Marko and Alana […]
Talking cats and airships and did I mention the TALKING CATS.
I ended up being quite fond of this book, to the point where I stayed up an extra two hours past my bedtime to finish it. It’s a solid steampunk fantasy book–nothing revolutionary, just *fun*, and I can see great potential in future books of the series. Basically, The Aeronaut’s Windlass takes place in a world where humanity lives in outrageously tall structures called Spires, which were built thousands and thousands of years before, and whose origins are shrouded. The surface of the planet (Earth?) […]
Chakra here, chakra there, chakra everywhere
Patty: Confession Time: When I approached Katie with the idea of doing a joint review, it was supposed to be a one-time thing, my way of getting her to complete her Half-Cannonball as she had kind of been in a slump. We had a blast and have kept the momentum going (sorta) through shark shifters and carnies, lip biting and watersnakes, and 500 Shades of Crap. They haven’t all been bad, mind you, but somewhere along the line I started to wonder what the point […]